Tag Archives: San Onofre

Californians Consider a Future Without a Nuclear Plant for a Neighbor via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/07/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SAN CLEMENTE, Calif. — Residents of this quiet Orange County beach community often all but forgot about the hulking nuclear plant just south of the city limits. But reminders, while infrequent, were jarring. The governor’s office mailed residents potassium iodide … Continue reading →

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The lethal legacy of nuclear waste at San Onofre via Friends of the Earth

Posted on 2013/07/09 by norma field

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The legacy of 44 years of operating the San Onofre reactors is a nuclear waste dump containing one of the largest concentrations of radioactivity in the United States, says a new study from Friends of the Earth, … Continue reading →

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San Onofre is Dead, the Nuclear Waste Isn’t　via Counterpunch

Posted on 2013/06/08 by norma field

I think Edison deserves credit for making a wise decision to permanently close the San Onofre nuclear plant. I support the decision. It’s good for business, good for California, good for the environment. It’s the correct engineering decision to make. … Continue reading →

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SCE to Permanently Shutdown San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) via Nuclear Street

Posted on 2013/06/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Southern California Edison (SCE) has decided to permanently retire Units 2 and 3 of its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). “SONGS has served this region for over 40 years,” said Ted Craver, Chairman and CEO of Edison International, parent … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima Daiichi Disaster: Ongoing Lessons for California via Friends of the Earth

Posted on 2013/06/06 by norma field

Former Japanese Prime Minister Naota Kan warned today that restarting the damaged San Onofre nuclear reactor is driven by the same industrial and regulatory forces in the United States that are seeking the restart of Japanese nuclear reactors. He told … Continue reading →

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San Diego hosts famous skeptics of nuclear safety  via U-T San Diego

Posted on 2013/06/03 by norma field

Several key figures in the recent history of nuclear power — including the former Japanese prime minister who presided over the Fukushima disaster two years ago — are scheduled to speak at a public event Tuesday in downtown San Diego. … Continue reading →

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Senator Boxer Seeks Criminal Probe of San Onofre Nuclear Plant via Environmental News Service

Posted on 2013/05/29 by norma field

WASHINGTON, DC, May 29, 2013 (ENS) – U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California is asking the Justice Department to open a criminal investigation into Southern California Edison’s statements to nuclear regulators about replacing steam generators at the shuttered San Onofre … Continue reading →

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Feds again delay San Onofre nuke restart decision via San Francisco Chronicle

Posted on 2013/05/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal regulators have indefinitely delayed a decision on the proposed restart of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear power plant in California, raising new questions Monday about whether the twin reactors will produce electricity again. The seaside plant … Continue reading →

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San Onofre, Hanford help fuel anti-nuke initiative via The Daily Transcript

Posted on 2013/05/14 by norma field

The operators of the San Onofre Nuclear Power Station and the nuclear waste reservation at Hanford, Wash., could not be doing more if they actually wanted to promote a prospective ballot initiative aimed at keeping San Onofre offline and also … Continue reading →

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San Onofre Power Plant Ruling Sides with Environmentalists via Huffington Post

Posted on 2013/05/13 by norma field

LOS ANGELES — A federal panel Monday sided with environmentalists who have called for lengthy hearings on a plan to restart the ailing San Onofre nuclear power plant – a decision that further clouds the future of the twin reactors. … Continue reading →

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